Well, that was an interesting weekend at Mid-Ohio to say the very least, and with almost a month to our next Firestone Indy Lights Race, we’re left sitting and waiting to get back to the action.

Mid-Ohio for me began on Thursday morning as I made the four-hour drive from Indianapolis with my manager Chris. We arrived in the early afternoon, watched the USF2000 boys and then walked the circuit before transferring to the hotel for an early night.

On Friday, we had a one-hour practice session to dial the car into the track and get back into a rhythm around what has to be one of the best road courses in America. We rolled out instantly with good pace and spent most of the session turning in very fast laps. Despite not being entirely happy with the balance, we ended up feeling very comfortable with our speed and confident we had plenty more on-tap when required. A great start to the weekend.

Crutchlow, whose switch to the Ducati Team for 2014 was announced during the summer break, was the center of attention for the gathered press. He commented: “After Laguna we decided that we were going to stay in America and take a break here, but it wasn’t too much of a break. We had a busy first week and then we obviously released that I’ll be riding for Ducati next year. Really pleased and it was nice to get that done, we can settle for the rest of the year now and see how that goes. Yes there are pros and cons for everything. The most difficult thing was making the phone call to Herve. It was quite an emotional phone call. It was a difficult decision to make but I am pleased to secure my future.”